Cricket Association of Tathangchen Wins First Snowlion T20 Title

The SICA Snowlion T20 League 2025 concluded with the Cricket Association of Tathangchen emerging as champions after a commanding seven-wicket victory over Irises Cricket Club in the final at Minning Ground where cricket and celebration blended into one spirited evening as the crowd witnessed history unfold with CAT securing their maiden major tournament title in Sikkim

The final saw Irises struggle against relentless bowling with Akshay Sain delivering a fiery spell returning with three wickets while captain Lee Yong Lepcha led by example with two wickets as Irises were bowled out for just seventy-three runs in eighteen overs and two balls unable to withstand the pressure built by CAT’s tight fielding and discipline

In reply CAT made light work of the chase as opener Hardeep Singh launched an explosive assault scoring thirty-five runs off only ten balls powering his team to the target in just eight point five overs sending the crowd into cheers and the dressing room into celebration

The Hon’ble Governor of Sikkim Shri Om Prakash Mathur attended the final meeting both teams before the match and applauded the efforts of the Sikkim Cricket Association for organizing a successful tournament that promoted sportsmanship and community pride in the region

Other notable guests included Shri Phurba Wangdi Managing Director of State Bank of Sikkim Shri R B Biswakarma Director of the Sports Department Shri Rajendra Gupta SE of Power Department and Shri Samir Gurung DGM of SNT along with SICA office bearers led by President Tika Subba who together handed out medals and trophies to the winners and standout performers

Akshay Sain was named both Player of the Match and Best Bowler while Hardeep Singh received the Best Batter award as well as the prestigious Player of the Tournament title recognizing their consistent excellence throughout the competition

The champions were awarded a cheque of one lakh fifty thousand rupees while the runners-up took home one lakh twenty-five thousand rupees semi-finalist teams received one lakh each and quarterfinalists were awarded seventy-five thousand rupees while the remaining teams were given fifty thousand rupees each as participation support

The tournament ran nonstop for seventeen days featuring thirty-three matches between eight A Division clubs of Sikkim who played in a round-robin format followed by playoffs bringing high-level competition and uniting cricket fans across the state.